Adjustable waist construction



June 30, 1942. w. H. NIX

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ADJUSTABLE WAIST CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 23, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 30, 1942 UNlTED TES E'FECE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to trousers.

A prime object of the invention is to provide trousers which are adjustable at the waist in accordance with the stature and desires of the wearer, in such manner as to avoid folds in the trousers incident thereto, thus insuring comfort to the wearer as well as insuring neatn'ess and style when adjusted.

Another object is to provide trousers with a waist band in sections severed and overlapping at their adjacent ends in combination with a pocket section, partly to one waist band section and partly to the other waist band section, in coaction with belt or equivalent means'to fasten the sections at the desired adjustment about the waist of the wearer. In furtherance of this object, I may sever one wall of the pocket from the top in line with the adjacent end of the inner waist band section.

A further object is to provide loops in connection with the waist band sections so disposed as to hold the adjustable waist band sections, pockets and the trousers generally against drooping and folding and which also function as belt loops.

Another object is to provide a construction of the foregoing character which is effective in one form with a belt or belt section's permanently attached to the trousers or in another form with the usual detachable belt.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating exemplary embodiments.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of trousers embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in perspective of said trousers, looking from the rear;

Figure 3 is an enlarged, detail perspective View looking from the interior and particularly showing portions of adjustable waist band sections and an associated pocket} 7 Figure 4 is a view similar to the upper portion of the preceding figure but with loops broken away and one of the waist band sections spread from its companion section to show details;

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a vertical section taken on line 66 of Figure 1;

Figure 7 is a horizontal section taken on line 1-1 of Figure 3;

Figure 8 is a horizontal section taken on the line 88 of Figure 3, and

Figure 9 is a perspective view fragmentarily showing a modified form of the invention.

In said drawings, wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts, l0 designates trousers which may be made in any suitable material, usually fabric, and in any desired style, for all ages. As usual the trousers are preferably adapted to be opened at the front, having conventional buttons and buttonholes or an equivalent, covered by a fly ll the latter preferably having a buttonhole at the top to engage a button I3 secured to the overlapped portion 'of the trousers.

In accordance with the invention, the trousers at both sides are severed downwardly to a desired extent from the upper edge as 'at M, with front portions l5 of the trousers overlapping and circumferentially slidable on portions It at the rear thereof, thus allowing for contraction and expansion of the trousers at and adjacent the waist to adjust and conform to the stature and desires of the wearer.

Along the waist, front waist band sections I! are stitched to the trousers as at N3, the same being unconnected to each other at the fly, except that the button l3 may be fastened to one of them and the buttonhole 12 provided through the other. A rear waist band section I9 is stitched at 2% to the top of that portion of the trousers separated at the waist from the portions f5, it being clear that adjacent ends of the sections l1 and [9 are not connected together but slidably overlap, as will be especially clear from an inspection of Fig. 4.

One or more fabric or other loop members 20 may be stitched in place at the'ir lower ends by the stitching l8 and extend upwardly over the adjacent waist band section I? andbe stitched at 2| to the top of the section [9. Fabric loop member 22, in any desired number, may also be stitched at their lower ends by stitching l8 and extend upwardly over the adjacent waist band section I 1 and then downwardly behind the adjacent waist band section !9, being secured in place also to the stitching 26*. I also prefer to stitch the loop members 22 at 23 to the'up'per edges of the waist band sections ll. Said loops 20 and 22 are so secured in place that they permit the-aforesaid relative sliding movement of the portions l5 and waist band sections I? on and relative to the portions of the trousers they overlap at the waist, serving to hold all of such portions against lowering or sagging and in a relatively flat fitting condition, avoiding folds, gathers or the like.

Fabric side pockets 2a are open and accessible through the side slits or openings M and the walls of these pockets are so stitched in place that they slide relatively in accordance with the relative movement of the portions of the trousers proper in the adjustment of the latter, so that the pockets will remain fiat and without folds, bulging or the like. More specifically, the inner walls of the pockets 24 may be slit downwardly from the top at 25 in line with the ends of waist band section Hi to increase the amplitude of adjustment about the waist. The inner wall of each pocket at the top and from the openings of the pockets to the slits 25 are secured in place by the stitching 20 while on the other side of said slits, both inner and outer walls of the pockets are secured in place by the adjacent stitching I8 to the front Waist band sections I1 and the remainder of the upper edge portions of the front walls of pockets 24 are maintained unconnected to the rear walls of the pockets but secured in place by the stitching I3 from the slits 25 to the openings or entrances [4 to the pockets.

One or more hip pockets 26 may be provided, for instance, being secured in place by the stitching 18 and which pockets have their entrances at 21 through the portions l5.

As one means for securing the trousers adjustably in place about the waist of the wearer, I stitch belt sections 28 of fabric or other material at 29 to the outer ends of the waist band sections I1. Such belt sections 28 are then passed through metallic or other guide loops 3!] fastened as by fabric tabs 30 to the waist band section l9 and returned through the loops 29 and 22 in front of the waist band sections. Any suitable form of connecting means or buckle 3| may be provided for adjustably connecting the ends of the belt sections together at their free ends.

A modified form of the invention is shown in Figure 9 and primarily omits the permanently attached belt sections 28 of the preceding form and the coacting guide loops 3i] and tabs 36; otherwise the structure corresponds with the preceding form with the addition ofbelt guide loops 32 and 33 stitched at opposite ends to the front and rear waist band sections, here designated as H and Hi. The loops 20 and 22 of the first form are here identified as 29 and 22. An ordinary belt may be threaded through the various loops 2!), 22', 32 and 33 to secure the trousers in place, attaining the desired adjustment and fit as in the first form, without sagging, folding, wrinkling and the like.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A garment having a waist, said waist being severed downwardly from the upper edge and having overlapping portions at the zone of severance in relatively slidable relation, a loop member of a material having approximately the flexibility of cloth secured to both portions and slidable longitudinally and extending loosely over and loosely for a distance below the upper edge of one of said portions, a pocket having its opening at the zone of severance, said pocket at the top on opposite sides of its opening being secured partially to each portion, and the inner wall of said pocket being slit downwardly at said zone of severance.

2. A garment having a waist, said waist being severed downwardly from the upper edge and having overlapping portions at the zone of severance in relatively slidable relation, a loop member secured to both portions and slidable longitudinally over the upper edge of one of said portions, belt means for the waist including a part secured to the outer portion at the zone of severance, and a loop through which said part passe secured to the rear portion rearwardly of the line of severance.

3. A garment having a waist, said waist being severed downwardly from the upper edge and having overlapping portions at the zones of severance in relatively slidable relation, said portions including inner and outer portions, waist band sections secured to the inner and outer portions, pockets having their openings at the zones of severance, said pockets at the top on opposite sides of their openings being secured partially to each adjacent waist band section, and loop members of a material having approximately the flexibility of cloth secured to each front waist band section and adjacent rear waist band section and crossing the upper edge of the waist band sections and slidable circumferentially along one of said upper edges.

4. A garment having a waist, said waist being severed downwardly from the upper edge at each side and having overlapping portions at each zone of severance in relatively slidable relation, a loop member at each zone of severancesecured to both portions and slidable longitudinally over the upper edge of one of said portions, and a loop member at each zone of severance secured to the upper edge of the outermost portion and secured to both portions at a distance below the upper edges of said portions.

5. A garment having a waist, said waist being severed downwardly from the upper edge and having overlapping portions at the zone of severance in relatively circumferentially slidable relation, and a belt-retaining flexible loop member secured to one of said portions and extending loosely over and downwardly with respect to the upper edge of the other of said portions and secured to the latter portion at a distance below the last mentioned upper edge, whereby the loop is slidable circumferentially along the latter upper edge to cause said portions under the action of a belt passed through the loop member to conform to the waist of the wearer.

6. A garment having a waist, said waist at the top having overlapping portions in relatively slidable relation to enable adjustment in size, a beltretaining flexible loop member secured to one of said portions and extending loosely over and downwardly with respect to the upper edge of the other of said portions and secured to the latter at a distance from said upper edge, whereby the loop is slidable circumferentially along said upper edge to cause said portions under the action of a belt passed through the loop member to conform to the waist of the wearer, and a pocket having its opening between said portions, said pocket at the top on opposite sides of its opening being secured partially to each portion.

'7. A garment having a waist, said waist being severed downwardly from the upper edge and having overlapping portions at the zones of severance in relatively slidable relation, said portions including inner and outer portions, waist band sections secured to the inner and outer portions, pockets having their openings at the zones of severance, said pockets at the top on opposite sides of their openings being secured partially to each adjacent waist band section, loop members secured to each front waist band section and adjacent rear waist band section and slidable longi tudinally over the upper edge of one of the waist bandsections, belt sections attached to the outer ends of the outer waist band sections and threaded toward each other through the loop members,

and loops through which said belt sections also pass carried by the rear waist band section rearwardly of the zones of severance.

WILLIAM H. NIX. 

